Rationale for ureteral tapering
Weiss R, Biancani P. Rationale for ureteral tapering. Urology 1982, 20: 482-487. PMID: 7147526, DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(82)90118-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral taperingIntraluminal pressureContractile forceMuscle hypertrophyIntraluminal pressure wavesWeeks of obstructionLow intraluminal pressureUrine transportIntrarenal hemodynamicsUreteral dilatationParadoxical decreaseUreteral wallHypertrophyLaplace relationshipTaperingUreterHemodynamicsDilatationObstructionContractility